Tekken 8: Yoshimitsu Guide

Want to master the arts of Advanced Manji Ninjutsu? Here’s how to do just that with Yoshimitsu in Tekken 8!

From its many single-player offerings to its exhilarating online matchmaking, Tekken 8 offers something for all types of players, which also bleeds into its eclectic and deep roster. Whether you want to use the sacred arts of Ninjutsu to get the best of your opponent or fight them in a more modern sense, your preferred fighting style will likely be accommodated here.

If it is Ninjutsu you want to learn, you will fortunately have a couple of options at your disposal. Raven and Yoshimitsu offer different variants of this beloved fighting style, making them perfect choices for your consideration, even if both are a bit more advanced regarding their gameplay and general strategies.

Yoshimitsu Overview

As hinted at in the opening section of this guide, Yoshimitsu is a very complex character to play and understand in Tekken 8, making him one of the least beginner-friendly options in the game. While he is undeniably one of the coolest and fun to play, it will take quite a lot of time and effort to wrap your head around everything he's capable of.

With a total of six different Stances, Yoshimitsu offers a wide range of moves from each of them, only adding to the complexity of his gameplay. His toolkit also revolves heavily around these Stances, forcing you to utilize them to keep up and surpass your opposition. Be prepared to hit the lab hard if you want to learn the ins and outs of this character.

Even if you have many hours into Tekken, Yoshimitsu may be challenging to pick up, as he forces you to use his unique gameplay alongside the game's many systems and mechanics. Stumbling with any of these will surely cause you to lose time and time again. With that said, however, he is easily one of the most rewarding and fun characters to play if you can take losing in stride and use it to learn and improve!

Yoshimitsu Important Moves

Before we dive into more specific aspects of this guide, we want to shine a light on a handful of Yoshimitsu's moves that you will likely be using to begin his bizarre offensive onslaught. While the moves highlighted below are only a sliver of his Move List, they will be an excellent place to start when attempting to learn this complex and odd character!

Input Notation Legend:

1 = Left Punch

2 = Right Punch

3 = Left Kick

4 = Right Kick

d = Down

u = Up

b = Back

f = Forward

F = Hold Forward

B = Hold Back

D = Hold Down

U = Hold Up

Important Moves For Yoshimitsu

Again, we'd like to highlight how crucial it is to learn the moves highlighted in the table above and how he has MANY more in his complete Move List that you should slowly learn over time if you want to get the most out of Yoshimitsu's gameplay!

Yoshimitsu Combos

Now it's time for the good stuff, which is—and always will be—combos! As you may have expected, Yoshimitsu has many ways to deliver devastating combos that deal tremendous amounts of damage. While most characters have lots of ways to express their unique fighting style through combos, Yoshimitsu may be the most expressive of the bunch in this regard.

Below will be just a sample of some of Yoshimitsu's Standard and Counter Hit Combos and will also highlight his Wall Carry capabilities, closing with a deadly Rage Art-focused combo that will surely come in handy when you're back is against the wall!

Yoshimitsu Standard Combos

• u/f 3 > 3, 1 > u 1+2, 2 > 2, 4 > ff > ★ 1+4 > ff > d 2, 2, (Delay) 1
• (While Standing) 2, 1 > 2 D > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1, 2, 1 > ff > ★ 1+4 > ff > d 2, 2
• f ★ d d/f 1 > f ★ d d/f 1 > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1, 2, 1 > ff > ★ 1+4 > ff > d 2, 2
• (Sidestep) 2 > 4 > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1, 2, 1 > ff > ★ 1+4 > ff > d 2, 2
• d/f 2 > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1 > d 2, 2, 2 > ff > ★, b 1+2, 3, 2, 1+2

Yoshimitsu Counter Hit Combos

• f ★ d d/f 2 > ff > ★ 1+4 > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1, 2, 1 > ff > ★ 1+4 > ff > d 2, 2
• (Crouching) d/f 4 > u ★ > 3, 1 > 2 > 2, 4 > ff > ★ 1+4 > ff > d 2, 2, (Delay) 1
• fF 3+4, 1+2, 3+4 > f 2, 1 > [3, 4] U > f 1+2
• (Sidestep) 1 > d/f 1 > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1, 2, 1 > ff > ★ 1+4 > ff > d 2, 1

Yoshimitsu Wall Carry Combos

• fF 3 (Counter Hit), 1+2 > f 2 (Wall Bound) > ff > ★ 1+4 > f 1+2, F > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1, 2, 1 > ff > ★ 1+4 > d 2, 2 B (Wall Splat) > ff > ★ 3, 1, (Delay) 1+2
• u 1+2 > ff > ★ 1+4 > d 2, 2 B > d/f 1, 2, 1 > ff > d 2, 2 B (Wall Splat) > ff > ★ 3, 2, (Delay) 1+2

Yoshimitsu Rage Art Combo

• (Heat Active) 4, 3 > 3, 4 > U 1+2, 4 F > 2+3 > 3, 1 > u 1+2, 2, 4 > ff > d/f 1+2

Yoshimitsu Tips And Tricks

Finally, to out this guide, we'd like to offer just a few more tips and tricks to help you understand the complex nature of Yoshimitsu, his many stances, and his bizarre gameplay. While he is very challenging to pick up, there are ways to utilize his oddness to your advantage!

His Manji Dragonfly Stance (u 1+2) is easily his most powerful and easy to comprehend, and we strongly recommend utilizing it often in your matches to get the upper hand on your opponent. While in this Stance, pressing f 2 will leave you plus, and tracks your opponent's position, making it one of his best pokes and ways to get in.

Additionally, pressing f 1+2 while in Manji Dragonfly Stance (u 1+2) will have him violently twirl in a circle with his blades, making it tremendously challenging for your opposition to block or approach you. Implementing these two moves with the ones highlighted above will hopefully give you some idea of how to play Yoshimitsu in Tekken 8!